Profit Means Loss

Right, back now (but only for a little while).

All creative writing projects (yes, that includes this blog) have been put on hold for a little while after a sudden and quite unexpected glut of bottom-line work. It seems that after weeks of occupation desolation every one and their mag suddenly needs the assistance of a jobbing west-coast writer. Can't complain - it'll fund that replacement DVD player - but it does mean that there'll be no progress on the 'fun stuff' for a while.

This week I'm filling in for the news editor on one of the national gossip and entertainment mags that my wife devours each and every week. That means - to her annoyance - that I know exactly what's going to be in it a week before she does. Still, the other day she spent an hour going through pictures of strippers for her job, so at least there's an element of balance ...